COLCHESTER POLICE NEWS

THE HARTFORD COURANT

A Norwich man arrested Sunday at Edwards supermarket on Route 16 on larceny charges was further charged when police found he was carrying drugs, state police in the Troop K barracks in Colchester said Monday.

Dennis A. Pothier, 24, of 128 Yantic Road, was charged Sunday at 6:22 p.m. with second-degree larceny on a warrant from the Norwich Police Department.

When state police searched Pothier, they discovered marijuana. The man was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Pothier was released on a $500 non-surety bond and scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Norwich Aug. 25. Troop K then turned him over to Norwich police.